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even though here on the chattanooga battlefield today you are mostly in an urban environment, you can still stands near to where ulysses s. grant stood. look at that profile of missionary ridge. a little bit about the difficulties he faced in dealing with the confederates on that formidable piece of terrain . amazed, whenng, union troops charged up that steep slope. you can drive along crest road and see the monuments markers along missionary ridge. how those union troops could charge up the steep slopes of missionary ridge. c-span friday night, examines the history of the civil rights movement with a tour of the medgar evers house, the 1917 race riots in st. louis, martin luther king possible at her from birmingham jail, the bombing of the 16th street baptist church, and more, next friday. union victory at antietam in 1862, president abraham lincoln wrote an order freeing all slaves in the states rebelling against the union, known as the preliminary emancipation proclamation. it's the only surviving copy of the document written in president lincoln's on hand. c-span got a look at the
even though here on the chattanooga battlefield today you are mostly in an urban environment, you can still stands near to where ulysses s. grant stood. look at that profile of missionary ridge. a little bit about the difficulties he faced in dealing with the confederates on that formidable piece of terrain . amazed, whenng, union troops charged up that steep slope. you can drive along crest road and see the monuments markers along missionary ridge. how those union troops could charge up the...
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has done a phenomenal job of creating a positive environment. i don't know if people remember or recall -- in the late 1970s, government regulations give rise to scale venture capital. there was a gross amount of misuse. the tax interest and capital gains is absolutely ridiculous. the logic just does not add up. the government has done is a tremendous amount from the incentive perspective. what we keep coming back to is there's no talent. talent is -- two things. capital and talent. there is a ton of capital out there. there is no shortage of capital. there is a shortage of talent. >> wait. >> i think the challenges, with all due respect to our capitalistic systems, government institutions creates scale impact. i come from a model where in the ninth grade you pick your discipline and you had to excel or die and that was that. >> when you talk about talent now -- speaking about what new york city has done so well with the bloomberg administration, there are three things they pushed hard for. they pushed for broadband, obviously. you can go to ano
has done a phenomenal job of creating a positive environment. i don't know if people remember or recall -- in the late 1970s, government regulations give rise to scale venture capital. there was a gross amount of misuse. the tax interest and capital gains is absolutely ridiculous. the logic just does not add up. the government has done is a tremendous amount from the incentive perspective. what we keep coming back to is there's no talent. talent is -- two things. capital and talent. there is a...
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the other side seems to be happy with the doldrums in the american environment. fewer success stories. more jobs leaving america. higher taxes. borrowing more money from foreign countries. compromising opportunities for future generations. we believe there's a better way. real solutions. and that's our budget. a responsible, balanced budget. a path to prosperity for all. the chairman mentioned increasing spending for defense and national security. this is a dangerous world. getting more dangerous by the day. we account for that in our budget. the president irresponsibly seems to bury his head in the sand. in my short time i want to talk about a couple specific issues. as a physician i recognize that health care is in upheaval. docs are leaving the practices. seniors are losing their doctors. our budget positively addressing these issues. we save and strengthen and secure medicare. how? by positive reform. more choices. putting patients at the center not government. in fact, the congressional budget office in a report last september shows that our solution, get th
the other side seems to be happy with the doldrums in the american environment. fewer success stories. more jobs leaving america. higher taxes. borrowing more money from foreign countries. compromising opportunities for future generations. we believe there's a better way. real solutions. and that's our budget. a responsible, balanced budget. a path to prosperity for all. the chairman mentioned increasing spending for defense and national security. this is a dangerous world. getting more...
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to wear a contribute hostile environment exists. recommendation might help boundaries so that colleges have a clear sense of how to proceed and adjust hostile environments without fear of civil action from students. when it comes to their enforcement, the practical nation -- nature of the only sanction is -- it is more of a tree trunk. they should be given latitude to design smaller more flexible sanctions appropriate to the violations. rather dan finds of various sizes, it should be allocations to help push schools into compliance. fines a veryn sizes, there should be allocations to help push schools into compliance. finally, i think it is important to know what the user title ix to just sexual assault and sexual discrimination is incredibly important, and more copperheads of approach would consider potential reforms to state, federal, and criminal law. we would not have to rely heavily on colleges to adjust the problem of sexual violence. colleges could be more effective at addressing sexual violence and much more meaningfully. to
to wear a contribute hostile environment exists. recommendation might help boundaries so that colleges have a clear sense of how to proceed and adjust hostile environments without fear of civil action from students. when it comes to their enforcement, the practical nation -- nature of the only sanction is -- it is more of a tree trunk. they should be given latitude to design smaller more flexible sanctions appropriate to the violations. rather dan finds of various sizes, it should be...
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we've always had a good competitive environment. i think it will continue to be great. the special deals that people have across -- from, you know, if you're in marin and you want to go to ucla you get a special deal. that may continue. it may not and then with the electrical grid, the electrical grid is ready for re-energizing. the electrical grid is really failing. and the infrastructure's not working and there are lots of new technologies. solar city, they're a part of our electrical grid. lots of new technology is coming along. and there's no reason that if it is in both state's best interest they can both use pg & e. i think we're going to have a very positive, interesting negotiation amongst the six states. 24 people is a manageable number of people to look out for the best interest of each of those states. >> how did we decide the boundaries in the six new states? they're around six county boundaries. >> we group certain counties together depending on what we knew. but there were many different issues and i had a lot of different experts working on this. these ar
we've always had a good competitive environment. i think it will continue to be great. the special deals that people have across -- from, you know, if you're in marin and you want to go to ucla you get a special deal. that may continue. it may not and then with the electrical grid, the electrical grid is ready for re-energizing. the electrical grid is really failing. and the infrastructure's not working and there are lots of new technologies. solar city, they're a part of our electrical grid....
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it's a tough environment to add another burden. i wonder if you have a response things.re for these new >> i hope it's not an additional written. what we fundamentally believe is deserve better teacher training than they are receiving today, so they entered the classroom to be successful and confident. we are challenging close to 2000 schools of education to make sure their training is vigorous and not just academic. teachers get practice working with real students and have access to technology. we need the next generation of teachers to enter the classroom with the baby boomer generation retiring. i want that new wave of talent to reflect the diversity students. we need more men and again, the pipeline is it for nearly helpful. we want to reward colleges. teachers working and hard to staff communities and we want to reward folks where they would not just go to work in those areas but where they stay with those commitments. at the and of the day, that colleges are doing a great job producing fantastic talents that is well prepared.
it's a tough environment to add another burden. i wonder if you have a response things.re for these new >> i hope it's not an additional written. what we fundamentally believe is deserve better teacher training than they are receiving today, so they entered the classroom to be successful and confident. we are challenging close to 2000 schools of education to make sure their training is vigorous and not just academic. teachers get practice working with real students and have access to...
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creating an environment in which foreign countries will become far more attractive for future environment, potentially undermining our economy again. in another instance, the treasury department obstructed multiple transparency requests for more than nine months regarding internal work on the development of a carbon tax. as well as sources of funding for international climate commitments that were negotiated behind closed doors. we can all agree that affordable energy is a critical component of having a healthy and robust economy in the united states. and we're fortunate to have tremendous energy resources here at home. as such, i'm concerned that the administration's proposals threaten to undermine an important sector of the economy and the industries and jobs it supports in the name of modest environmental gains. i'm concerned that the views of those most likely to be negatively impacted by the new epa regulations have not been appropriately considered. protecting and improving our natural environment is a goal shared by many. but there is strong disagreement about how to achieve these
creating an environment in which foreign countries will become far more attractive for future environment, potentially undermining our economy again. in another instance, the treasury department obstructed multiple transparency requests for more than nine months regarding internal work on the development of a carbon tax. as well as sources of funding for international climate commitments that were negotiated behind closed doors. we can all agree that affordable energy is a critical component of...
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have the uld actually environment agency going in and test after each frack. light t we have a traffic system -- that is what we have. in place after. is what i'm worried about the self-monitoring. does tthe environmental agency you the concern -- can give us a commitment that this impact monitoring of fracking? >> i do not see that it would. from everything i've heard about this, there is a large of regulatory hurdles. too complicated -- you have licensing processes, etc. in the end this debate will only be won or lost when there are some wells in britain carrying out unconventional gas recovery, be people can see this can without anly, environmental problems, with benefits for us. benefits for industry and the potential to have more secure gas, but also maybe environmental benefits -- think of using gas in our homes for cooking and eating, a fact that has been produced here, that is good for the environment. >> you are asking the environment to take an awful does the -- why -- will you vary social impact t -- >> i'm very happy to look at that. justin comment
have the uld actually environment agency going in and test after each frack. light t we have a traffic system -- that is what we have. in place after. is what i'm worried about the self-monitoring. does tthe environmental agency you the concern -- can give us a commitment that this impact monitoring of fracking? >> i do not see that it would. from everything i've heard about this, there is a large of regulatory hurdles. too complicated -- you have licensing processes, etc. in the end this...
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the other side seems to be happy with the doldrums in the american environment. fewer success stories. more jobs leaving america. higher taxes. borrowing more money from foreign countries. compromising opportunities for future generations. we believe there's a better way. real solutions. and that's our budget. a responsible, balanced budget. a path to prosperity for all. the chairman mentioned increasing spending for defense and national security. this is a dangerous world. getting more dangerous by the day. we account for that in our budget. the president irresponsibly seems to bury his head in the sand. in my short time i want to talk about a couple specific issues. as a physician i recognize that health care is in upheaval. docs are leaving the practices. seniors are losing their doctors. our budget positively addressing these issues. we save and strengthen and secure medicare. how? by positive reform. more choices. putting patients at the center not government. in fact, the congressional budget office in a report last september shows that our solution, get th
the other side seems to be happy with the doldrums in the american environment. fewer success stories. more jobs leaving america. higher taxes. borrowing more money from foreign countries. compromising opportunities for future generations. we believe there's a better way. real solutions. and that's our budget. a responsible, balanced budget. a path to prosperity for all. the chairman mentioned increasing spending for defense and national security. this is a dangerous world. getting more...
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to the less controlled environment and the risks are not always as visible because of a lighter regulatory presence and because of a lower set of requirements. so that is an area that we are focusing on. my international colleagues also are focusing on it. we have made progress. we can make more. cross border resolution. this gets to your question about the differences of standards. we learned from the collapse of leam that the problems when a lehman that the problems when a major financial institution fails don't respect international boundaries, the transactions don't live within one country. the implications don't live within one country. it's very important there be confidence when an institution fails, if an institution fails that the resolution internationally works because that's the way you can avoid the domino affect that is an accelerant to a financial and economic crisis. we have more work to do there. we've made progress. we need to make more rogress. >> you mentioned china's economic reform program. so far we've heard a fair amount of discussion of this and it's going to focus
to the less controlled environment and the risks are not always as visible because of a lighter regulatory presence and because of a lower set of requirements. so that is an area that we are focusing on. my international colleagues also are focusing on it. we have made progress. we can make more. cross border resolution. this gets to your question about the differences of standards. we learned from the collapse of leam that the problems when a lehman that the problems when a major financial...
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was this a normal security environment? >> it was not a normal security environment. >> i have heard there was a push to normalize security and actually withdrawal individuals that were our own, americans, to provide security and to put in country security folks, which is typical for us, that we have a larger force in embassies and facilities that are provided for in country. we had a militia watching our front door from libya. the front door of the facility, a local militia was providing this attorney for it. a quick question -- if you went to libya right now would you be ok if one of the local militias guarded your front door? would anyone be open to that? >> with all due respect, that is the way security is functioning in this country -- >> i understand -- >> [indiscernible] >> a normal security environment that we would run with one of the local militias -- the local security is provided in libya, a normal environment, that we would have one of the normal glitches. would you trust their loyalty to provide security for y
was this a normal security environment? >> it was not a normal security environment. >> i have heard there was a push to normalize security and actually withdrawal individuals that were our own, americans, to provide security and to put in country security folks, which is typical for us, that we have a larger force in embassies and facilities that are provided for in country. we had a militia watching our front door from libya. the front door of the facility, a local militia was...
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it is a very unstable environment. that is the environment in which we are trying to work and which we were working at the time of the tragedy in benghazi. no amount of u.s. troops and security forces were going to change that environment. >> they will not change the fact the central government cannot exercise -- >> my friend in utah, i went to tripoli, not benghazi. the airport at the time, security was controlled by the militia and not the government. >> i am not aware of whether that is changed. >> that make one very uneasy about security? >> let's hope their friendly. but, it is obviously painful, transparent symbolism of the lack of any authority. i see you shaking your head as well. do you want to comment? >> i agree with you. >> that is also very important. the testimony the three of you have provided, which i appreciate. again, people can play politics with a tragedy all they want. the fact of the matter is, at the time of the tragedy and even this day, libya is a very unstable situation post-revolution. the ob
it is a very unstable environment. that is the environment in which we are trying to work and which we were working at the time of the tragedy in benghazi. no amount of u.s. troops and security forces were going to change that environment. >> they will not change the fact the central government cannot exercise -- >> my friend in utah, i went to tripoli, not benghazi. the airport at the time, security was controlled by the militia and not the government. >> i am not aware of...
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arnie and hannah and peter were largely the reasons we took what appeared to be a toxic environment and made lemonade out of those lemons. appreciate you both ending on a positive note. that concludes our debate this behalf of the organization of broadcasters and voters in this great state, i want to thank both of you for being here and for everyone at home for watching, tuning in and making an informed decision. the last day to register to vote is october 14. election day is tuesday, november 4. your vote does indeed matter. thank you for being with us today. [applause] >> sunday we will have live coverage of the iowa u.s. senate debate. rated as a tossup. the debate is sunday eastern at 6:00 eastern. here's a look at some of the ads. ernst too extreme for iowa? >> i do not support a federal minimum wage. thinki ernst does not there should be a minimum wage. iowans canves survive on $15,000 a year. extreme ideas, wrong for iowa. >> want to know what i care about? i care about protecting social security for seniors, like my mom and dad, about good schools, good-paying jobs, and health c
arnie and hannah and peter were largely the reasons we took what appeared to be a toxic environment and made lemonade out of those lemons. appreciate you both ending on a positive note. that concludes our debate this behalf of the organization of broadcasters and voters in this great state, i want to thank both of you for being here and for everyone at home for watching, tuning in and making an informed decision. the last day to register to vote is october 14. election day is tuesday, november...
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we wanted to the policies that you talk about in that environment and you want to make them feel more real. and the people that will be affected. find a way to emphasize the terms of the debate in a much more human contact and that is going out and talking to people on theting a human face dry policies that are often part of the speech here that is why president reagan highlighted policies that is about putting a face ond real world what are often complex issues. , a formerett speechwriter to president obama. thank you for setting the stage or two nights state of the union address. >> thank you. >> this'll be president obama's fifth state of the union address. he focused on the economy. his run -- is speech will last possibly in our. -- an hour. here is a tweet. here is a photograph of her three children. she had three children. the only member of congress to have delivered three times as a member of congress. we want to hear from you over the course of our coverage. a number of ways you can join in -- our phone lines are open. the numbers are on your screen. #cspan chat on twitter. t
we wanted to the policies that you talk about in that environment and you want to make them feel more real. and the people that will be affected. find a way to emphasize the terms of the debate in a much more human contact and that is going out and talking to people on theting a human face dry policies that are often part of the speech here that is why president reagan highlighted policies that is about putting a face ond real world what are often complex issues. , a formerett speechwriter to...
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that's a whole lot of help to our environment and constituents in saving money. just as an example, walk-in coolers and freezers. the rules that have been proposed will yield $37 billion in savings while cutting 159 million metric tons of carbon dioxide. that's the equivalent of taking 0 million cars off the road. so as the cost of energy continues to pose a burden on the american consumer's wallets -- american consumers' wallets, our voters, our taxpayers, our constituents, it costs them more money. and extreme weather causes climate change which threatens the fauna and flora, our property and the way of life, we need to find ways to reduce energy consumption and decrease those adverse effects upon our environment. we need to redouble our efforts at this point on renewable energy and energy efficiency and the efforts by this amendment would save money, $5 million for the budget, energy deficit reduction, it would protect our environment by having more research on energy efficiency standards, save our consumers and constituents money and protect our environment a
that's a whole lot of help to our environment and constituents in saving money. just as an example, walk-in coolers and freezers. the rules that have been proposed will yield $37 billion in savings while cutting 159 million metric tons of carbon dioxide. that's the equivalent of taking 0 million cars off the road. so as the cost of energy continues to pose a burden on the american consumer's wallets -- american consumers' wallets, our voters, our taxpayers, our constituents, it costs them more...
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environment moving forward? >> i do not worry about our ability to do objective work. it is so ingrained in the organization and the people who are there. in an environment that is highly ,artisan, as washington is things can be viewed through partisan lenses. they can be viewed as subjecting partisanship. even if a particular estimate is viewed as nonpartisan, there could be questions about why we estimated effects of this proposal and out that proposal. why did you write it this way and not that way? why did you release it on this day of the week and not that day of the week? we were a lot about making sure that we present the work we are doing anyway that demonstrates the objectivity. i do not worry about the analysis being objective. i worry about the analysis being right. we tackle topics that are very competent. our energies are eroded by trying to take the best evidence from conversations with practitioners or people administrating federal rules. trying to produce the best estimates we can is very, very h
environment moving forward? >> i do not worry about our ability to do objective work. it is so ingrained in the organization and the people who are there. in an environment that is highly ,artisan, as washington is things can be viewed through partisan lenses. they can be viewed as subjecting partisanship. even if a particular estimate is viewed as nonpartisan, there could be questions about why we estimated effects of this proposal and out that proposal. why did you write it this way and...
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at this stage in her environs, how is she doing compared to other people? >> it is impossible to say how she's doing compared to others. this is an individual patient that you treat each individual patient as an individual patient. and that's what we are interested, not how she's doing compared to others. we will take care of this patient. >> is she interacting with her caregivers, the doctors, nurses? is she sitting up? what's she's doing? >> she certainly is sitting up. she was examined by dr. davey. we saw her this morning. rick, would you like to just give whatever information you can give without violating any patient confidentiality? >> sure. she's resting comfortably. she's interactive with the staff. she's eating. she's ablt to interact freely and really doing quite well compared to what we were told about her status at the other hospital. >> can you talk more about the specifics like how many people are caring for her and a little bit more about why this hospital is such a good place to treat this disease given the special facilities and training a
at this stage in her environs, how is she doing compared to other people? >> it is impossible to say how she's doing compared to others. this is an individual patient that you treat each individual patient as an individual patient. and that's what we are interested, not how she's doing compared to others. we will take care of this patient. >> is she interacting with her caregivers, the doctors, nurses? is she sitting up? what's she's doing? >> she certainly is sitting up. she...
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we'll create a progrowth environment at will and like mine to expand. by expanding domestic energy, we help shrink we can the deficit. by balancing the budget we will rebuild a healthy economy. the importance of making sure the energy independence is more crucial now than it has ever been. these are real jobs and good paying jobs. there in list. the pats prosperity will continue to open more federal lands to energy development that ever before. eric on the cannot continue to grow without reform. president obama has proposed more significant regulations in his first four years in previous administrations have in the last 15 years combined. regulations cost businesses 1.7 billion dollars per year. an additional 87 billion dollars in regulatory costs. these burdens will stifle competition and job creation. regulations,armful america's best days are ahead of us. i yield back. >> two minutes to the gentleman from our home a -- from oklahoma . >> i applaud you for putting together this budget. i know from the meetings we have had on the side of the aisle ther
we'll create a progrowth environment at will and like mine to expand. by expanding domestic energy, we help shrink we can the deficit. by balancing the budget we will rebuild a healthy economy. the importance of making sure the energy independence is more crucial now than it has ever been. these are real jobs and good paying jobs. there in list. the pats prosperity will continue to open more federal lands to energy development that ever before. eric on the cannot continue to grow without...
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you would get hundreds of thousands of new working to help young hildren in need or to clean up the environment. they would expand all of these groups.it host: how big is the nader operation these days compared to the most?ere doing guest: well, you know, i spin off groups. not a control streak. we have probably created close groups directly and indirectly all over the country. the student public interest groups which i hope the -- ring tongues will foundation will write up. we have the pension rights spin them off. public citizen the bpweubiggest. i don't believe in controlling. our nader people do raid raider reports they were the authors. i wrote the introduction. they were the authors. age 21, 22. so when you ask that question it is a ripple effect throughout the country. don't know what it amounts to in terms of budgets. $50on't know, $40 million or million a year. host: who pays for it now? it is small f contributions, foundation grants. some publication sales. of it is the usual traditional giving. ost: what would you say to somebody that -- and it would be interesting to know what young
you would get hundreds of thousands of new working to help young hildren in need or to clean up the environment. they would expand all of these groups.it host: how big is the nader operation these days compared to the most?ere doing guest: well, you know, i spin off groups. not a control streak. we have probably created close groups directly and indirectly all over the country. the student public interest groups which i hope the -- ring tongues will foundation will write up. we have the pension...
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people talk about the manufacturing environment in the u.s. in the last 10 years, it has moved to a technology environment. of manual manufacturing are done in vietnam and they are done in china and they are done elsewhere. the reason those jobs are coming back is because we have been able to supply the manufacturing world with high-tech, educated people that work on the factory floor. 20 years ago, that did not exist. we have to understand that there is a direct correlation between wages being paid and the talent level of that person. we have to constantly push that talent level to be more relevant to what employers really want. if employers see high-tech manufacturing as computer systems skills, we have to move the talent coming out of high school in our community colleges in that direction so you have that pool of talent. then, you have a fair wage for fair skill. >> senator walker. >> just to follow-up on governor nixon. the four things you outlined in this report are pretty consistent. i was thinking, it really is focusing on ways we need
people talk about the manufacturing environment in the u.s. in the last 10 years, it has moved to a technology environment. of manual manufacturing are done in vietnam and they are done in china and they are done elsewhere. the reason those jobs are coming back is because we have been able to supply the manufacturing world with high-tech, educated people that work on the factory floor. 20 years ago, that did not exist. we have to understand that there is a direct correlation between wages being...
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we do a lot on money in politics, housing, health care policy, education, energy and environment and state government and juvenile justice as well. host: is there a perception that state government, state capitals have less corruption than washington dc than the federal government? guest: i think that perception is out there and i think people feel a little bit warmer about the government's they are closer to. there is a warmer and fuzzier feeling about state government and state legislators than the federal government. certainly ratings are at rock bottom these days. based on our reporting i warned that there are a lot of built-in problems in state government. we are proud in our country that many of our state legislatures are citizen legislatures that serve only a few months a year. the fact the other -- the fact they have other full-time jobs builds other conflicts of interest. we found a lot of ethical and disclosure issues. it may be a little bit misplaced to think that it is always better done in the states. host: you are on with gordon witkin. caller: it is clear the purpose o
we do a lot on money in politics, housing, health care policy, education, energy and environment and state government and juvenile justice as well. host: is there a perception that state government, state capitals have less corruption than washington dc than the federal government? guest: i think that perception is out there and i think people feel a little bit warmer about the government's they are closer to. there is a warmer and fuzzier feeling about state government and state legislators...
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we are in an environment of sequestration, how are we going to do all of this? this is a central challenge not only for congress but the nation. nuclear issues are not necessarily in fashion so it's easy to just dismiss them. i hope that this is the beginning of a process where we can focus in a mature way on sustaining and possibly even enhancing our capabilities. this is the only great nation on this earth and that is our obligation. i also think it's important to put this in a historical perspective because there's never been a perfect time to manage all of this. if you read the history of the nuclear enterprise, there's always controversies, problems. the path has never been smooth. there is not one glory age, not one camelot. hopefully we can do better than the nnsa has been doing because i agree with mr. augustine that the nnsa experiment has failed. >> i recognize my friend and colleague from texas for any questions you might have. >> thank you, mr. chairman and thank you for letting me sit in. there is some advantage to having been involved in this issue
we are in an environment of sequestration, how are we going to do all of this? this is a central challenge not only for congress but the nation. nuclear issues are not necessarily in fashion so it's easy to just dismiss them. i hope that this is the beginning of a process where we can focus in a mature way on sustaining and possibly even enhancing our capabilities. this is the only great nation on this earth and that is our obligation. i also think it's important to put this in a historical...
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these businesses are operating in an extremely competitive environment. this morning we are releasing xm's bank competitor report. in 1999, just 15 years ago, nearly 100% of export credit financing globally was done within an agreed upon framework and it was transparent. as this report shows it is down to one-third and it continues to drop. in other words, two-thirds of all official government support for exports today is opaque and unregulated. countries like china and russia frequently engage in market distorting financing that threatens u.s. workers and their jobs. this is deeply concerning to me and should be to every american worker. u.s. businesses are not competing against chinese companies on a level playing field. they are competing against china, inc. in 1999, official chinese financing was almost non-existent. today it is rwell over $100 billion, dwarfing what xm bank does. south korea, an economy less than one-tenth or size, now finances $100 billion, nearly four times the $27 billion that we financed last year. other ecas such as south korea
these businesses are operating in an extremely competitive environment. this morning we are releasing xm's bank competitor report. in 1999, just 15 years ago, nearly 100% of export credit financing globally was done within an agreed upon framework and it was transparent. as this report shows it is down to one-third and it continues to drop. in other words, two-thirds of all official government support for exports today is opaque and unregulated. countries like china and russia frequently engage...
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we also face the risk of a dynamic and increasing dangerous security environment. inevitably reduce the military's margin of error in dealing with these risks. are continuing to modernize their weapons portfolios to include antiair antiships. and a strong force strains our those. to respond to but with the president's budget, our military will still be able aggressor.ny we can manage these anticipated risks under the president's plan. but they would grow sequestertly, if level cuts return in fiscal year 2016, if our reforms are not or if uncertainty on budget levels continue. made clear, the scale, the timeline of continued sequestration level cuts would require greater reductions in the military's size, reach, and of technological superiority. under sequestration spending levels, we would be gambling that our military will not be required to respond to multiple major contingencies at the same time. that requires recommendationings provide anal 2015 alternative to sequestration level cuts, sustaining adequate mostness and modernization relevant to strategic priorit
we also face the risk of a dynamic and increasing dangerous security environment. inevitably reduce the military's margin of error in dealing with these risks. are continuing to modernize their weapons portfolios to include antiair antiships. and a strong force strains our those. to respond to but with the president's budget, our military will still be able aggressor.ny we can manage these anticipated risks under the president's plan. but they would grow sequestertly, if level cuts return in...
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what is main street need to do to thrive in an environment where technology is significantly transforming the shopping experience? what do we need to do to be successful in that context? i am trying to answer this question. with the benefit of the experience of the transformation we started two years ago when i became the ceo there, in my message this morning, i will say of course this is not the best of main street. provided ite transforms itself significantly and innovate the customer physicale, marrying brick and mortar, which we can do online through a multichannel customer experience. i will base my remarks on the transformation of best buy. governor, you highlighted a bit of our history. is one of these amazing american success stories. in the u.s., it is a $35 billion company and has been very successful. 15 years ago, i was the ceo of a videogame company providing games to best buy and i saw how great of a company it was. it was the best in the business. probably five or six years ago, it started to go sideways. that is something that happens that are very successful. you can beco
what is main street need to do to thrive in an environment where technology is significantly transforming the shopping experience? what do we need to do to be successful in that context? i am trying to answer this question. with the benefit of the experience of the transformation we started two years ago when i became the ceo there, in my message this morning, i will say of course this is not the best of main street. provided ite transforms itself significantly and innovate the customer...
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seeing what this place is, and for them to work this hard to preserve salmon and fisheries and our environment, thank you. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, jessica morales. >> i just want to take a moment to have a moment of silence for eric gardner, who was killed yesterday by the nypd in a choke hold. in 1964, young people from around the country went to the south. in mississippi they registered voters, they got arrested, they lived and worked and some even died, and they change this country. they were willing to risk everything because they lived in an america that told them that their lives didn't matter. and those radical idealistic organizers became today's icons. the names are mary king and hollis watkins. 50 years later, two young leaders, the son of a preacher from florida fighting stand your ground and sophia, who is fighting for undocumented immigrants as a daughter of peruvian immigrants, were invited to speak at the march on washington, and they were not able to speak. we came together in boston, in north carolina, and on a tiny island in georgia. we are adopted in southern and or
seeing what this place is, and for them to work this hard to preserve salmon and fisheries and our environment, thank you. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, jessica morales. >> i just want to take a moment to have a moment of silence for eric gardner, who was killed yesterday by the nypd in a choke hold. in 1964, young people from around the country went to the south. in mississippi they registered voters, they got arrested, they lived and worked and some even died, and they change this...
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also extremely difficult given the political environment. i had a conversation with secretary as recently as last month about this. when he was in the senate and chairman of the foreign relations committee, he worked very hard to try to advance that. with his current position, he is obviously going to continue that. i am not overly optimistic that we will see that in the second half of the 113th congress is much as i would like. i would like to thank the senator for choosing brookings to make such an important speech. tank you, bill. and i thank all the people on the senator's staff that made this event possible. the senator is on a tight schedule so if you would not mind remain being seated as she is escorted out so she can get to an important vote. >> i appreciated. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] 4] the news em in washington, this is 45 minutes. >> good afternoon. i am shelby coffey, vice chairman of the news em. i want to welcome you all to the ni
also extremely difficult given the political environment. i had a conversation with secretary as recently as last month about this. when he was in the senate and chairman of the foreign relations committee, he worked very hard to try to advance that. with his current position, he is obviously going to continue that. i am not overly optimistic that we will see that in the second half of the 113th congress is much as i would like. i would like to thank the senator for choosing brookings to make...
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guest: nationally the environment is somewhat poisoned by his low approval ratings. they are even worse in kentucky. his approval ratings are around 30%. mitch mcconnell knows that. he is use that as the essential facet of his campaign to cloak alison lundergan grimes in this veil of unpopularity. what we saw in may, look like he was having success doing that. we won't know if he is ultimately successful until election night. host: what is mitch mcconnell's popularity like? guest: marginally better than president obama's. he is not a well like politician. he attributes that to his leadership role. kentucky is fed up with washington and that is reflected in his approval numbers. the biggest question will be answered will be what do you dislike more? host: sam youngman >> be a part of c-span study 14 coverage. follow us on twitter and like us on facebook to get debate schedules, video clips of key moments, debate previews from our politics team. c-span is bringing you over 100 debates and you can instantly share your reactions to what the candidates are saying. the bat
guest: nationally the environment is somewhat poisoned by his low approval ratings. they are even worse in kentucky. his approval ratings are around 30%. mitch mcconnell knows that. he is use that as the essential facet of his campaign to cloak alison lundergan grimes in this veil of unpopularity. what we saw in may, look like he was having success doing that. we won't know if he is ultimately successful until election night. host: what is mitch mcconnell's popularity like? guest: marginally...
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has done a phenomenal job of creating a positive environment. i don't know if people remember or recall -- in the late 1970s, regulations give rise to scale venture capital. there was a gross amount of misuse. the tax interest and capital ridiculous.olutely the logic just does not add up. thing the government has done is a tremendous amount from the incentive perspective. what we keep coming back to is just new talent. talent is -- two things. capital and talent. there is a ton of talent out there. there is no shortage of capital. there is a shortage of talent. >> weight. the challenges, with all due respect to our capitalistic systems, government institutions creates scale impact. i come from a model where in the night raid you pick your discipline and you had to excel or die and that was it -- in the ninth grade you pick your discipline and you had to excel or die and that was that. a >> when you talk about talent speaking about what new york city has done so well with administration, there are three things they pushed hard for. they pushed fo
has done a phenomenal job of creating a positive environment. i don't know if people remember or recall -- in the late 1970s, regulations give rise to scale venture capital. there was a gross amount of misuse. the tax interest and capital ridiculous.olutely the logic just does not add up. thing the government has done is a tremendous amount from the incentive perspective. what we keep coming back to is just new talent. talent is -- two things. capital and talent. there is a ton of talent out...
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this is over burning coals from the point of view of .olluting our environment if it is not burned, if it leaks, it is actually worse than carbon dioxide. getting after this and making sure it is not leaking is important. cannot make, they the argument that it is an improved fossil fuel. it loses the battle and becomes just as bad or perhaps worse than coal. vital.kage becomes very can you let us know where you are on that? big issue. you know the epa has arty issued driving there recapture of methane and natural gas well. also working with the larger administration to look at all of the challenges to see potential solutions for reducing methane. leasing this shortly. >> i appreciate it. i feel that my time. >> i want to ask three questions right quick ear and i will talk fast. on january 10, 2014 you sent a letter to the president of the national resource defense council. undertaking this related to shell gas development. is working on epa the national research study on of potential impacts drinking. as you know, we can call as many things as we want. thed you commit to me that study
this is over burning coals from the point of view of .olluting our environment if it is not burned, if it leaks, it is actually worse than carbon dioxide. getting after this and making sure it is not leaking is important. cannot make, they the argument that it is an improved fossil fuel. it loses the battle and becomes just as bad or perhaps worse than coal. vital.kage becomes very can you let us know where you are on that? big issue. you know the epa has arty issued driving there recapture of...
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an internetlike environment. and one of the things that i have said to this committee is that we believe that this ip transition is a crucial part -- >> okay. in one deal in the sweet spot is the public service, 911, call for the creation of the do not call registry, and the automatic dialing issue. the commission keeps saying there's not enough money to do this. i would ask you to check into that. i think there's a lot of money in the fcc. and because this automatic dialing freezes up lines and it's a public safety concern. i hope we would work together to try to -- >> i would look forward to that. let me get back. >> myself and the ranking member are better involved as you have in the early days also. the last thing i want to -- from rural america is there seems to be a de facto freeze on this shared service agreement. and this is in the broadcast local. when you represent a third of the state of illinois as i do now, 33 counties, the shared agreements are now helping to provide. we've got real cases, better lo
an internetlike environment. and one of the things that i have said to this committee is that we believe that this ip transition is a crucial part -- >> okay. in one deal in the sweet spot is the public service, 911, call for the creation of the do not call registry, and the automatic dialing issue. the commission keeps saying there's not enough money to do this. i would ask you to check into that. i think there's a lot of money in the fcc. and because this automatic dialing freezes up...
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>> in kentucky we have a lot of problems in eastern kentucky with the environment because of the coal that is there in the mountains and a lot of people don't really like to talk about it because economically it really helps kentucky. once i found out about that i wanted to change that so i have been working to try to make kentucky more environmentally friendly. >> when i was your age, we had to dial the telephone. we couldn't even punch the buttons. and now you carry it in your pocket all the time. what impact do you think the difference is on life because you can be in touch with a social media? >> i think it's a lot easier to access people. so i was able to interview people in eastern kentucky from louisville, for example. and call them and talk to them about how -- how the problems there have been impacting them. i think it's a lot easier. you have much greater access to people and resources and you can just call up someone in chicago who knows a lot about mountain renewal problems and talk to them. so it's that easy access that helps you progress and hopefully observe kate more f
>> in kentucky we have a lot of problems in eastern kentucky with the environment because of the coal that is there in the mountains and a lot of people don't really like to talk about it because economically it really helps kentucky. once i found out about that i wanted to change that so i have been working to try to make kentucky more environmentally friendly. >> when i was your age, we had to dial the telephone. we couldn't even punch the buttons. and now you carry it in your...
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liberals live in a fact-free environment. but they play for keeps. they have been trying to tar us and others who object to the rise or continued bloating of big government and its dangers including their efforts to they. the peasants, us they responded by language that could be fatal if not checked. they're calling us from the very top regime in washington, calling people like us potential terrorists, returning veterans, pro-lifers. american family association is a hate group. i may have described half the people in here, i don't know. , that's what they're up to what the nazis did to the jews, soviets did the ukrainian farmers, what americans have done to tie rapts without history, demonized, disarmed illed. as it always has been, it's in the back of many politician's minds that it is there and they perhaps are recognizing limits. a congressman was talking to a liberal congressman sometime -- that probably doesn't happen too often but he was and admitted it, it's not a gun issue. whatever he was, he was talking to her about it. he knew she was conn
liberals live in a fact-free environment. but they play for keeps. they have been trying to tar us and others who object to the rise or continued bloating of big government and its dangers including their efforts to they. the peasants, us they responded by language that could be fatal if not checked. they're calling us from the very top regime in washington, calling people like us potential terrorists, returning veterans, pro-lifers. american family association is a hate group. i may have...
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supportive schools model recognizes this important interrelationship between student engagement, safety and environment. many more accomplishments that you'll talk about today that will be but i want to, just again convey our to eachration's thanks and every one of you for everything you've done to administrationr to prevent and to stop bullying. that this summit will inspire continued effort on this critical issue for our children. i'm looking for to the day that we no longer have to deal with bullying at the level that we have in the past. we would bee day have to have this conference much we still have a lot of work i do across the country, but hope that all of how have joined us today, all of you who are us, willonline with walk away from today's convenings with new ideas, with take backthat you can home and apply directly in your schools and communities. with ayou'll leave here renewed sense of energy, a renewed clarity of our common objective, of our common purpose. and keeping our community safe bully-free. and i hope that all of us will part to keepo our our young people safe, to give them ever
supportive schools model recognizes this important interrelationship between student engagement, safety and environment. many more accomplishments that you'll talk about today that will be but i want to, just again convey our to eachration's thanks and every one of you for everything you've done to administrationr to prevent and to stop bullying. that this summit will inspire continued effort on this critical issue for our children. i'm looking for to the day that we no longer have to deal with...
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our fates are inextricably linked on the environment. for many of us, respect for god's creation also translates into a duty to protect and sustain his first creation, earth, the planet. before god created man, he created heavens and earth. confronting climate change is in the long run one of the greatest challenges that we face. you can see this duty or responsibility laid out in scriptures clearly, beginning in genesis. and muslim majority countries are among the most vulnerable. our response to this challenge ought to be rooted in a sense of stewardship of earth, and for me and many here today, that responsibility comes from god. our fates are also inextricably linked in promoting economic opportunity and justice. when you look at the world today, there are whole countries, where there are 60% of the population under the age of 30, 40% under the age of 18. we know that all of these young people in today's interconnected, globalized world, with the media that is available to them, look at the numbers in sub-saharan africa of young peop
our fates are inextricably linked on the environment. for many of us, respect for god's creation also translates into a duty to protect and sustain his first creation, earth, the planet. before god created man, he created heavens and earth. confronting climate change is in the long run one of the greatest challenges that we face. you can see this duty or responsibility laid out in scriptures clearly, beginning in genesis. and muslim majority countries are among the most vulnerable. our response...
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. >> well, senator, i agree that an environment of low rates, low interest rates, especially when it p prevails for a long time, and we have had a long period of low interest rates can give rise to behavior that poses threats to financial stability. and therefore we need to be looking at that very carefully. and we are doing so in a very thorough way, i believe. there are a number of things that we are monitoring. measures of asset prices and whether or not they appear to be diverging from historical norms. namely it's hard but trying to spot any asset price bubbles that might be emerging. we're looking at leverage, which build up in leverage can be very dangerous to the financial system and pose stability risks. we're looking at trends in leverage. we're looking at credit growth to see whether or not that has potentially worrisome trends. in addition to that we're looking the particularly through the stress tests at financial institutions and a low interest rate environment. we have to worry about whether or not they're appropriately dealing with interest rate risk ls. we have been
. >> well, senator, i agree that an environment of low rates, low interest rates, especially when it p prevails for a long time, and we have had a long period of low interest rates can give rise to behavior that poses threats to financial stability. and therefore we need to be looking at that very carefully. and we are doing so in a very thorough way, i believe. there are a number of things that we are monitoring. measures of asset prices and whether or not they appear to be diverging...
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as part of the ext gen environment. as my colleagues have mentioned, we are still many years away from what you would see as a safe integration in the very business jest air space in our system. we're just not there yet. as we get further down the road, there will be a bigger and igger focus on it. i think if we want to integrate, there is a safety standard. there is i lot of work going on on microversions of that to get to the point where u.a.v.'s of any size have the ability to intergrate. i think really in setting that bar, they would finally get there, there would just be another user. so every generation should be accommodated. >> what do you think? >> very much in line with both what john and martin said, the aviation system upgrate grade is a systems architecture. if you are going to take a systems architecture approach, you have to consider all the players that will be in that system. to as we move ahead from block zero, which we're currently in as opposed to block 1, block 2, and block 3 of the aviation upgrade
as part of the ext gen environment. as my colleagues have mentioned, we are still many years away from what you would see as a safe integration in the very business jest air space in our system. we're just not there yet. as we get further down the road, there will be a bigger and igger focus on it. i think if we want to integrate, there is a safety standard. there is i lot of work going on on microversions of that to get to the point where u.a.v.'s of any size have the ability to intergrate. i...
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the rapid act would make it possible to move projects forward while protecting our environment. mr. speaker, the president has proposed a similar solution. the house passed an identification solution in the wrda bill. we should pass this bill and give our infrastructure projects a good review process. our nation's economy is sagging under the inefficient government. our unemployment -- unemployed friends and neighbors are being hurt by our stagnant regulatory review system. the rapid act provides a better process, a better timeline, and it does not change our environmental standards. it does not require agencies to approve projects. it simply reforms our permitting process. the coal jobs bill puts in place an already approved rule. it ends the regulatory limbo that has existed since 2009. it gives certainty to those who work in the coal industry. let's reform our reviews methods. let's give the government the tools and incentives to move america's infrastructure projects forward. when we do, we will release economic activity. we will strengthen our economy. and we'll put americans t
the rapid act would make it possible to move projects forward while protecting our environment. mr. speaker, the president has proposed a similar solution. the house passed an identification solution in the wrda bill. we should pass this bill and give our infrastructure projects a good review process. our nation's economy is sagging under the inefficient government. our unemployment -- unemployed friends and neighbors are being hurt by our stagnant regulatory review system. the rapid act...
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in short, i knew i was walking into an environment where there was a lot of work to do and limited resources with which to do it. i also had my own priorities and objectives in my mind as i began my tenure and i wanted to use the benefit of my knowledge and my prior experience to enhance and strengthen the important work at the nrc. from my time on the blue ribbon commission on america's nuclear future which set a new strategy for dealing with the country's nuclear waste, i had seen the of effective public engagement. i was determined to approach my chairmanship with the commitment to openness and transparency. as a nuclear waste expert i had long believed that the back end of the nuclear fuel cycle, everything that occurs once spent fuel is removed from a reactor vessel, does not receive the attention and respect it deserves. and as an academic, i intended to champion a broad minded inclusive approach in the agency's decision making. from my first day on the job the nrc staff impressed me with their technical skill, their commitment to the agency's mission and their sense of community. afte
in short, i knew i was walking into an environment where there was a lot of work to do and limited resources with which to do it. i also had my own priorities and objectives in my mind as i began my tenure and i wanted to use the benefit of my knowledge and my prior experience to enhance and strengthen the important work at the nrc. from my time on the blue ribbon commission on america's nuclear future which set a new strategy for dealing with the country's nuclear waste, i had seen the of...
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jobs, the economy, in addition to women's health and the environment and there are a myriad of issues that young people care about that aren't at the forefront of the political conversation right now that we would like to elevate to that point. >> generally speaking, when you are talking to your friends and family around the same age, what do they tell you about the electoral process and political process in this country? >> they like to make fun of how much time i spend on it. and they are their helpful reminder of how much time sort of non-politically people spend on it and at this interesting to hear how people approach the system as they are going about their daily lives and their every day routines. we talk about online voter registration because it's convenient and helps people get involved in an easy way. a lot of my friends are incredibly excited about that because the system is just challenging, and it's different across every of the 50 states and so you have a really mobile generation, people who leave states to go to college or for work and are confronting the registration
jobs, the economy, in addition to women's health and the environment and there are a myriad of issues that young people care about that aren't at the forefront of the political conversation right now that we would like to elevate to that point. >> generally speaking, when you are talking to your friends and family around the same age, what do they tell you about the electoral process and political process in this country? >> they like to make fun of how much time i spend on it. and...
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tax reform is important for the country and to make us globally competitive in a global environment, however, from an oil and gasper spekttive the worst thing we could do today is to select to treat it in a putative way. they pay a 44.6% tax rate on a global scale. we pay not only our fair share, we pay more than our fair share. we pay $85 million a day to the federal government. we are making a contribution. we can continue to create well-paying jobs and allow others to make additional contributions so a tax policy that singles out an individual industry is wrong headed and it's going in the wrong direction. the likelihood in my view, humble but correct opinion, is it is unlikely that anything will happen in 2014 in a comprehensive way. >> regarding your -- >> tom agrees with me. >> regarding your report and the america's energy america's choice campaign, is this going to include ratings of congressional candidates for office? >> we -- we support all political candidates who support oil and natural gas and understand the vision and the potential for this country so to date we curren
tax reform is important for the country and to make us globally competitive in a global environment, however, from an oil and gasper spekttive the worst thing we could do today is to select to treat it in a putative way. they pay a 44.6% tax rate on a global scale. we pay not only our fair share, we pay more than our fair share. we pay $85 million a day to the federal government. we are making a contribution. we can continue to create well-paying jobs and allow others to make additional...
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agriculture ap the environment. for decades, it has safely operated high containment laboratories that handle select agents including those for concern for human health. our personnel and experts in the effective of high containment laboratories. to ensure objectivity, we signed a memorandum of understanding in tober of 2012, which makes aphus is the lead agency. since the m.o.u. was finalized, it has carried out 11 inspection of the four c.d.c. laboratories. it takes any potential release of a select agent or toxin very seriously with a goal of quickly ensuring that the release is contained and determining what led to the release to ensure no future incidents. on june 13, c.d.c. officials discovered a potential release of anthrax and notified us. c.d.c. voluntarilyly closed impacted labs on june 16. we made the inspection a priority and quickly began its work to make sure all agents were secured and no other breaches in biosafety or security. the inspection team of vets and a plant pathologist spent nearly two week
agriculture ap the environment. for decades, it has safely operated high containment laboratories that handle select agents including those for concern for human health. our personnel and experts in the effective of high containment laboratories. to ensure objectivity, we signed a memorandum of understanding in tober of 2012, which makes aphus is the lead agency. since the m.o.u. was finalized, it has carried out 11 inspection of the four c.d.c. laboratories. it takes any potential release of a...
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third, an environment exists where many staff members are afraid to raise concerns for fear of retaliation. fourth, metrics became the focal point for some staff instead of focusing on the veterans we're here to serve. fifth, v.a. has failed to hold people accountable for wrongdoing and negligence. and last, we lack sufficient resources to meet the current demand for timely, high-quality health care. as a consequence of these failures, the trust of the veterans we serve, the american people, and their elected representatives has eroded. we have to earn that trust back through decisive action. and by greater transparency in dealing with all of our stakeholders. to begin restoring trust, we have focused on six key priorities. get veterans off wait lists and into clinics. fix systemic scheduling problems. insure that veterans are the focus of all we do, in a culture where leaders insure accountability, where transparency is the norm, and where employees live our v.a. values every day. hold people accountable where willful misconduct or negligence are documented. establish regular and ongoing
third, an environment exists where many staff members are afraid to raise concerns for fear of retaliation. fourth, metrics became the focal point for some staff instead of focusing on the veterans we're here to serve. fifth, v.a. has failed to hold people accountable for wrongdoing and negligence. and last, we lack sufficient resources to meet the current demand for timely, high-quality health care. as a consequence of these failures, the trust of the veterans we serve, the american people,...
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the domestic environment that the guard anderson ferguson has changed. rich, tennessee, independent. caller: thanks for taking my call. host: you bet. caller: there is no need for local forces to have armed carriers and armored vehicles. much force does tend to be provocative in a , althoughlike this businesses and citizens do need to be protected. if i can make one other comment. all kinds of calls over the last few days. a lot of blatantly stereotypical statements from both sides. i hear about the black community, i don't hear about the red, yellow, round, white communities. i did hear a wonderful comment from someone who said that if there are 67% american africans who make up the populace and if they perceive the need for black police officers and that is a cause of division, then they should elect a black mayor, a city council, a board of mayor, erman, who will appoint more minority officers. vote.e power of the litchfield, new hampshire. republican caller. caller: i have been seeing for a few years. it seems like they are going a little bit overboa
the domestic environment that the guard anderson ferguson has changed. rich, tennessee, independent. caller: thanks for taking my call. host: you bet. caller: there is no need for local forces to have armed carriers and armored vehicles. much force does tend to be provocative in a , althoughlike this businesses and citizens do need to be protected. if i can make one other comment. all kinds of calls over the last few days. a lot of blatantly stereotypical statements from both sides. i hear...
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office of the undersecretary for natural resource and environment, $898,000. conservation operations. $843 million to remain available until september 30, 2016. watershed rehabilitation program, $25 million. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? mr. broun: i have an amendment at the desk and i ask unanimous consent that mr. duncan from tennessee be listed as a co-sponsor. the speaker pro tempore: an amendment may not be co-sponsored. the clerk: amendment offered by of roun offered by mr. -- georgia. after the dollar amount insert increase by $25 million. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 616, the gentleman from georgia and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from georgia. brown mr. broun: my amendment would eliminate funding for the watershed rehabilitation program. across the united states 11,000 dams have been constructed in local communities under this program for the purpose of mitigating flood conditions. most of these dams were built in the 1940's and 1950's and
office of the undersecretary for natural resource and environment, $898,000. conservation operations. $843 million to remain available until september 30, 2016. watershed rehabilitation program, $25 million. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? mr. broun: i have an amendment at the desk and i ask unanimous consent that mr. duncan from tennessee be listed as a co-sponsor. the speaker pro tempore: an amendment may not be co-sponsored. the clerk: amendment...